Talk:Elizabeth of Russia

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I have specified the dates as of Gregorian or Julian calendar dates as far as I can, but for some dates, I am not sure yet.--Jusjih 03:28, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

I just saw a documentary on Catherine the Great on PBS in the USA where i learned that Elizabeth would have a weekly ball where the guests were to dress as a member of the opposite sex; the men hated that, and "The Tsarina's outfit fitted her remarkably well" (http://www.collider.com/dvd/archive_detail.asp?aid=2268&cid=3&tcid=3) --Jerome Potts 07:22, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm.... that's why she patronized Chevalier d'Eon... :) --Ghirla -трёп- 14:54, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why was Elisabeth so loved by the average people?

Although I don't know either way on the statement, I find it rather farfetched to claim that zero persons were executed during a span of over twenty years. Could someone provide documentation? Nyttend 21:13, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

I can't provide documentation. But I read somewhere that although she didn't execute people, she's not above cutting tongues, limbs or something else. As long as that person not dead. Or even exile to Siberia (a favourite pastime of the Tsars) Rad vsovereign 03:23, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup -tone

The tone of the article is excessively laudatory. More encyclopedic and less glowing language is needed. Kerowyn Leave a note 05:07, 23 August 2007 (UTC)